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Camera Raw 8.6 is now available as a release candidate on Adobe Labs for Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CC on Adobe Labs. An update of DNG Converter is also available on Adobe Labs.

As mentioned here, updates to Camera Raw 8 for Photoshop CS6 only include new camera support, lens profile support, and bug fixes. The new features listed in the release notes are only available in Photoshop CC.

Should be coming soon. The Adobe Camera Raw/DNG 8.6 RC hit the Adobe Labs site yesterday so it is possible to get a DNG Converter that will take the Nikon D810 files and convert them to DNG for use in Lightroom today.

What we pay Adobe gobs of money is not to have patches or backdoors but actual product support. When will a Lightroom update to support the Nikon D810 (That is in use with working professionals) be available?

Some of us do not convert to DNG. I want support for the full RAW format on the camera. Why is this taking so long when we are paying monthly subscriptions to be ahead of the shrink wrap software? This is really unacceptable.

I’ve noticed that Raw images processed in the latest Adobe Camera Raw Candidate have slightly jagged diagonal lines when viewed at 100% or greater. Processing the same Raw image in Nikon’s NX-D didn’t have this problem.

Installed both acr 8.6 PSCS6 (win7) and dng converter 8.6 (win7) from Adobe Labs. PSCS6 and Bridge recognize the raw D810 nef raw files. LR5.5 does not. LR 5.5 does not recognize and will not import D810 files. Stuck on acr 8.5. Solution yet? Or will we need to wait for the official LR5.5 acr update?

You can create a DNG of the D810 NEF via the Adobe DNG Converter 8.6 Release Candidate. That DNG should be readably in all versions of Lightroom. Lightroom’s native reading of Nikon D810 NEF files has not yet been released in any version but should be before long.

is RC ACR 8.6 and DNG 8.6 one file, or 2 separate files? Does it automatically install and get integrated into LR 5.5, or do I have further configuring that I need to do? Please advise. Installed the Camera Raw 8.6 on my desktop PC and I do not see LR 5.5 being able to import my D810 NEF files. Please help explain the process and if there is another file that needs to be downloaded

Okay, I found the DNG converter link underneath the Camera Raw link- doh! I’ll try installing that and see if that resolves the issue 🙂 I’m hoping it’s not a separate utility but just integrates with LR 5.5

I have converted the file from my 810 using the DNG converter and still not seen by Lightroom 5.5. It is ok using Photoshop to convert single images but I need a way to batch process and file into my current Lightroom database. Given that the most of these camera owners will be in the same boat and most pros are using Lightroom/Photoshop combination the discontented will only keep rising. Come on Lightroom support the D810.

I converted my D810’s NEF files to DNG files using Adobe Camera Raw 8.6 RC, DNG Converter 8.6 RC to develop and catalog them in Lightroom 5.5. As I develop these DNG images in Lightroom, should I be concerned about any potential problems caused by this DNG Converter “release candidate” version? I’d hate to have to re-start the process and any time invested in LR if there is a chance that the release candidate version has a problem that cannot be fixed in LR.
Thanks!

I am using the new Beta DNG converter to convert my files and they are coming out corrupted. I can easily see them in other programs, but they have jagged lines and many have rainbow streaks across the entire image. Is there any idea what is happening? The DNG converter is corrupting random files. I imported twice, and got different results (different files were corrupted each time). The third time it was the same files being corrupted. My NEFs are able to be viewd in other software and are not corrupted.

Without seeing a screenshot or any other information, I would be looking at a data corruption-probably a reader or a cable. The appearance you are describing is very typical of a data transfer problem. I have heard no reports of any corruption coming from the DNG Converter itself.

Can you describe exactly how you transferred the files from your camera to the computer?

The reason it looks fine in other software is that most programs do not look at the Raw file but rather the embedded JPEG preview.

I invest in Lr and Ps and a new camera, and it is not giving me professional results. Processing is as much a part of our profession as the camera and lenses. The new Capture NX-D is a disaster.. But Lr is my processing tool and my organizing system, get your act together…